[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 80 (Friday, April 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22962-22963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09459]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9909-81-Region 5]
Notice of Issuance of Minor Permit Modification to a Federal
Operating Permit to NRG Reliability Solutions, LLC
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that, on March 6, 2014, pursuant to
Title V of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
issued a minor permit modification of a title V operating permit to NRG
Reliability Solutions. NRG Reliability Solutions owns and operates four
diesel-fired generators for Treasure Island Resort and Casino on land
held in trust for the Prairie Island Indian Community in Red Wing,
Minnesota. The modified title V operating permit changes the location
where records are kept, adds insignificant activities omitted from the
original permit application, and corrects typographical errors within
the permit.
DATES: The final modified title V operating permit was issued and
became effective on March 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The final signed permit is available for public inspection
online at http://yosemite.epa.gov/r5/r5ard.nsf/Tribal+Permits!OpenView,
or during normal business hours at the following address: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. We recommend that
you call Michael Langman, Environmental Scientist, at (312) 886-6867
before visiting the Region 5 office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Langman, Environmental
Scientist, Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6867, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
A. What is the background information?
NRG Reliability Solutions, LLC, formerly NRG Backup Generation
Services, owns and operates four diesel-fired generators for Treasure
Island Resort and Casino in Red Wing, Minnesota. All four generators
are located on land held in trust by the United States for the Prairie
Island Indian Community. The generators are used for peak load
management and backup power at the casino.
On November 26, 2012, EPA issued a title V operating permit
renewal, permit number V-PI-2704900084-2012-10, to NRG Backup
Generation Services. On February 25, 2013, EPA issued an administrative
permit amendment to the title V operating permit renewal, permit number
V-PI-2704900084-2012-11, which changed the name of the owner and
operator of the four diesel-fired generators to NRG Reliability
Solutions, LLC.
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On December 2, 2013, EPA received a letter from NRG Reliability
Solutions requesting an administrative permit amendment to its title V
operating permit to change the location where records required by the
permit are kept and to add insignificant emission units that were
omitted from the permit's application during the permit renewal
process. EPA determined that the requested changes to the permit did
not qualify for an administrative permit amendment since 40 CFR
71.7(d)(1) did not authorize the use of an administrative permit
amendment for some of the requested revisions. EPA directed NRG
Reliability Solutions to submit an application for the requested
revisions pursuant to the minor permit modification requirements at 40
CFR 71.7(e).
On January 8, 2014, EPA received a minor permit modification
application requesting revisions to the permit originally requested in
the December 2, 2013, letter. In addition to the revisions identified
in the December 2, 2013, letter, NRG Reliability Solutions also
requested the correction of a typographical error in one of the
permit's conditions.
EPA processed the minor permit modification application according
to the regulations governing minor permit modification requirements at
40 CFR 71.7(e). EPA determined that the requested revisions to the
title V operating permit satisfied the criteria at 40 CFR
71.7(e)(1)(i). EPA also determined that the application submitted by
NRG Reliability Solutions satisfied the minor permit modification
application requirements at 40 CFR 71.7(e)(1)(ii). On January 22, 2014,
EPA sent letters to the Prairie Island Indian Community, the state of
Wisconsin, and the state of Minnesota notifying each affected entity
that EPA received a complete minor permit modification application as
required by 40 CFR 71.7(e)(1)(iii), 40 CFR 71.8(a), and 40 CFR 71.8(d).
Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11, EPA did not issue a public notice beyond
notifying affected states or tribes or provide a public comment period
for this permit action because the action is a minor permit
modification.
EPA issued a final minor permit modification, permit number V-PI-
2704900084-2012-12, on March 6, 2014, in accordance with 40 CFR
71.7(e)(1)(iv). A copy of the final minor permit modification was sent
to NRG Reliability Solutions on March 12, 2014.
B. What is the purpose of this notice?
EPA is notifying the public of the issuance of a minor modification
to a title V operating permit, permit number V-PI-2704900084-2012-12,
issued to NRG Reliability Solutions, LLC, on March 6, 2014. The permit
became effective on March 6, 2014.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: April 10, 2014.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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